Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co Purchases New Stake in Amrize Ltd $AMRZ

Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Amrize Ltd (NYSE:AMRZ) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 66,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,569,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amrize by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,093,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,080,000 after purchasing an additional 198,810 shares during the last quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Amrize by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 207,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,230,000 after purchasing an additional 11,570 shares during the last quarter. Allstate Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Amrize in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,203,000. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC increased its position in Amrize by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC now owns 56,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,074,000 after purchasing an additional 6,875 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in Amrize during the fourth quarter worth about $2,270,000.

Amrize Price Performance

Shares of AMRZ opened at $54.40 on Friday. Amrize Ltd has a 1-year low of $44.12 and a 1-year high of $65.94. The stock has a market cap of $30.09 billion and a PE ratio of 26.03. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

Amrize (NYSE:AMRZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.16) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.14) by ($0.02). Amrize had a net margin of 9.70% and a return on equity of 9.84%. The company had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter. The firm’s revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Amrize Ltd will post 2.76 EPS for the current year.

Amrize Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were paid a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 12th. Amrize’s payout ratio is presently 21.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on AMRZ. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amrize from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Amrize from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Berenberg Bank set a $70.00 target price on Amrize in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on Amrize from $61.00 to $60.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $68.00 target price on Amrize in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $64.86.

Insider Transactions at Amrize

In other news, insider Nollaig Forrest acquired 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $50.25 per share, with a total value of $100,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 20,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,011,984.75. This represents a 11.03% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CTO Roald Brouwer acquired 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $49.84 per share, with a total value of $74,760.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief technology officer directly owned 19,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $984,688.88. This represents a 8.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders acquired 131,554 shares of company stock valued at $7,152,069. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Amrize Company Profile

Amrize AG focuses on building materials business in North America. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Zug, Switzerland. Amrize AG operates independently of Holcim AG as of June 23, 2025.